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COMMON WESTERN PIPSISSEWA

Class: Chimaphila umbellata subsp. occidentalis
Family: WINTERGREEN FAMILY
Sub Family: Pyrolaceae, Ericaceae
Year: Perennial
Other Names: Waxflower, Prince's Pine
Colour: Pink to white
Height: 10-30 cm (4-12")
Each Flower: 7 mm (1/4") across with 5 rounded, waxy, pink petals, recurved to show circle of 10 short stamens with purple anthers, surrounding a stout style with a round 5-lobed very sticky stigma; sepals have jagged margins; flower-stems usually curved, about 7 mm (1/4") long
Leaves: Dark green, leathery, shiny, up to 7.5 cm (3") long, 2.5 cm (1") broad with sharply serrated margins; stalkless
Stems: Green, rough and woody
Blooming Period: June - August
Habitat: Mostly coniferous woods
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